Posted on 06/17/2017 2:28:11 PM PDT by abb
Jun 17, 2017 - 2:56 pm cdt
WASHINGTON — Three days after he was shot in the hip by a high-velocity rifle, U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise has regained consciousness and is able to talk softly, having spoken with his wife Saturday morning, according to two sources close to the congressman's family.
Medical staff also have removed a tube that had been inserted into Scalise's abdomen to prevent fluid from going into his lungs while he was sedated, said the sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment on the congressman's medical status.
Scalise's staff did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment Saturday. A spokesperson for MedStar Washington Hospital Center also could not be reached.
The update comes just one day after a doctor told reporters here that Scalise is not only expected to walk again but "hopefully run" some time after he is released from the hospital.
Dr. Jack Sava, the director of trauma at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, said Scalise's prognosis had improved considerably over the past few days, adding the congressman had faced an "imminent risk of death" after he was shot Wednesday in Alexandria, Va.
"I feel a lot more confident and a lot more optimistic than I did two or three days ago," Sava said. The doctor added, however, that Scalise will certainly be in the hospital for a considerable period of time, presumably weeks."
Scalise was among four people shot by a lone gunman who opened fire on a group of Republican lawmakers practicing baseball at the Eugene Simpson Stadium Park. Two Capitol Police officers were wounded in the attack; they were credited with averting a massacre. The gunman, James T. Hodgkinson, was fatally shot by police.
Scalise had been awake immediately after the shooting, Sava said, but had gone into shock by the time he arrived at the hospital. He's been sedated since then, the doctor added, "but we've been able to turn that sedation down enough for him to respond to his family members, and he clearly knows that they're there and appreciates their presence."
Another victim of the shooting, Matt Mika, has undergone an additional surgery and shown "positive results," according to a statement released by his family. Mika, a lobbyist for Tyson Foods and former congressional aide, is expected to remain in intensive care at George Washington University Hospital through the weekend.
"While we know there will be difficult and challenging days ahead for Matt and our family, the phsycians and specialists at Matt's side expect a full recovery," the statement said.
Continue to pray.
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...high velocity rifle....
/head slap
To be fair, Bubba really didn't want anyone to know just how many STD one person could have.
It would cut off his circulation...
shooter died at the scene
Sounds good considering what he has been through. Thanks for posting.
Never happen. Replace a (D) with an (R)???
Not on this planet!
Are there medium and low velocity rifles?
A .22 with CB caps would be a low velocity rifle...
The shooter might be dead, but the people behind the shooter are not, watch the wife, this was a paid ‘hit’ job...probably by Hillary...
Steve was looking into adult and child trafficking...
Hillary, Podesta and others are deeply involved in this in the D.C. area and other places...
Thank God!
Earlier the hospital stated that the family had instructed them to publicly release status updates.
Shooter is quite dead.
Still, then the maggot got off WAY too easy, imho.
If there's a hell, I hope the bastard's rotting in it, tormented by the fact that both victims survived.
Re: Shooter - I wish he were alive so that we could find out about his co-conspirators.
Thank goodness.
All four, but you are getting caught up...
All four, but you are getting caught up...
“He surely is completely dead.”
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